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Water managers from the seven states that share the Colorado River have blown a deadline given to them by the federal government to come up with a rough plan on how the drought-stricken river will be ...

Riparian ecologists David Cooper, left, and David Merritt take stock of the tree root crowns collected from the banks of the Crystal River the last week in October. They will take the trunks back to ...

No trespassing signs line a section of the Fryingpan River flowing through private property upstream of Basalt. The Fryingpan is a popular stream for anglers, though public access is limited. Credit: ...

A car departs the parking area outside the Geo ICE Detention Center in Aurora on Oct. 7. All 37 people arrested by ICE agents this year between Jan. 20 and July 28 in Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield ...

A new report by the Great Basin Water Network and allied groups offers nine recommendations in an effort to stabilize the Colorado River system, with some hoping the report will be used as a blueprint ...

Colorado River Water Conservation District General Manager Andy Mueller speaks at the hearing on the Shoshone water rights on Thursday in Durango. The River District says the Western Slope must ...

The penstocks and main building at the Shoshone hydropower plant, which is owned by Xcel Energy and uses water diverted from the Colorado River to produce electricity. The River District and Front ...

From left, Western States Ranches Agricultural Operations Manager Mike Higuera, Conscience Bay Research Program Officer Dan Waldvogle and Colorado State University researcher Perry Cabot. The three ...

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CPW sampling on the Colorado River found zebra mussel veligers. The river is now considered “positive” for zebra mussels from its confluence with the Roaring Fork River to the Utah state line. Credit: ...

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